Upcoming Events

October 2024

Friday October 4 – Sunday October 6

Fly-in | The Great Chicago Crossfire 2024
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60640, USA

https://www.chitownsquares.org/announcements/crossfire-2024-registration-open
Crossfire 2024
Hosted by Chi-Town Squares
Callers: Michael Maltenfort, Sandie Bryant

Tuesday October 8

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Mainstream Class #11 | Caller: Howard Richman
P.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Come learn and experience the joy of modern western square dancing. Twelve weeks of lessons will get you up and dancing.
Admission: $15

Thursday October 10

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Club Night | Caller: Betsy Gotta
P.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Rotate through Mainstream, Plus, Advanced programs.
Admission: $15

News

Mainstream Class

Mark your calendars and spread the word, our new mainstream class started in July. Click “continue reading” for full details, also in the “Classes” menu option.

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2024 IAGSDC Convention | Carolina Twirl

The 41st annual gay square dance “family reunion” will take place July 4-7, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. It may seem like an unusual tourist destination, but it is a very liberal place in a predominantly conservative state. Durham prides itself as the “Tastiest Town in the South”, and the downtown restaurants offer a full-range…

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Peel the Pumpkin 2024

Who knew that when the first fly-in was held by Times Squares in 1985, we would still be here? The who, what, where of the event has changed over its forty years, but the heart of the weekend remains the same – dancing with our friends and family. We now proudly present “40rward and Back” : Forty…

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Featured Articles

Member Profile: George Voorhis

How long have you been a member of Times Squares?  My prom was in 1991, which was the same year as my first IAGSDC Convention “Cast a Shadow in the Sun” at the Hotel Fontainebleu in Miami.  That’s when Security threw the Bathing Beauties out of the pool for wearing one piece bathing suits and…

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Member Profile: Shep Wahnon

How long have you been a member of Times Squares? I was part of the third class of the Times Squares which began in the autumn of 1986. And I graduated from Basic/Mainstream in the spring of 1987at which time I was eligible to join the Club. I have therefore been a member of the…

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Teaching and Learning Theory Applied to Square Dance Instruction

This article originally appeared in The Call Sheet volume12 issue 2 (2018 July-August-September) p.53-70, and is reprinted here with permission of the author. The Call Sheet is the professional journal of the Gay Callers Association. Teaching and Learning Theory Applied to Square Dance InstructionHarlan Kerr – harlankerr46@gmail.com “And I knew if I had the chance,…

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